Tag Archives: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Summary The NHS has started to published information about staffing levels, showing nurse, midwife and care staffing data down to ward level. This is part of the NHS commitment to openness and transparency, with a view informing the public and … Continue reading →

Summary NHS England medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has announced that hospitals in England will be required to ensure consultants and key diagnostic tests are available seven days a week. Research into the “weekend effect” has suggested for some years that hospital mortality … Continue reading →

Summary A £260 million technology fund has been introduced, to make the NHS safer. “The Secretary of State for Health, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh and [the Chief Nursing Officer] have launched a £260 million Technology Fund to enable doctors and nurses to … Continue reading →

Summary NHS Improvement has released a set of publications in their “Spotlight on Stroke” series. The series covers continuing care, patient and public engagement and rapid response. The publications to date comprise: Continuing health care in stroke. Early supported discharge … Continue reading →

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 6, January 2012]. Summary Another neglected gem from the University of Worcester, RCN and Department of Health. Although this report was published officially in … Continue reading →